• Lean foods store better and longer thanfatty ones; salt reduces the storage life offood.• Water ices, if consumed immediately af-ter removal from the freezer compart-ment, can possibly cause the skin to befreeze burnt.• It is advisable to show the freezing indate on each individual pack to enableyou to keep tab of the storage time.Hints for storage of frozen foodTo obtain the best performance from thisappliance, you should:• Make sure that the commercially frozenfoodstuffs were adequately stored by theretailer.• Make sure that frozen foodstuffs aretransferred from the foodstore to thefreezer in the shortest possible time.• Do not open the door frequently or leaveit open longer than absolutely necessary.• Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapid-ly and cannot be refrozen.• Do not exceed the storage period indica-ted by the food manufacturer.Care and cleaningCaution! Before carrying out anymaintenance operation, disconnect thepower supply.This appliance contains hydrocarbons in itscooling unit; maintenance and rechargingmust therefore only be carried out by au-thorized technicians.Warning! The accessories and parts ofthe appliance are not suitable forwashing in a dishwasher.Periodic cleaningThe equipment has to be cleaned regularly:• clean the inside and accessories withlukewarm water and some neutral soap.• regularly check the door seals and wipeclean to ensure they are clean and freefrom debris.• rinse and dry thoroughly.Important! Do not pull, move or damageany pipes and/or cables inside the cabinet.Never use detergents, abrasive powders,highly perfumed cleaning products or waxpolishes to clean the interior as this willdamage the surface and leave a strongodour.Clean the condenser (black grill) and thecompressor at the back of the appliancewith a brush . This operation will improvethe performance of the appliance and saveelectricity consumption.Important! Take care of not to damage thecooling system.Many proprietary kitchen surface cleanerscontain chemicals that can attack/damagethe plastics used in this appliance. For thisreason it is recommended that the outercasing of this appliance is only cleaned withwarm water with a little washing-up liquidadded.After cleaning, reconnect the equipment tothe mains supply.Defrosting of the refrigeratorFrost is automaticallyeliminated from theevaporator of the re-frigerator compart-ment every time themotor compressorstops, during normaluse. The defrost wa-ter drains outthrough a trough intoa special container at the back of the appli-ance, over the motor compressor, where itevaporates.It is important to periodically clean the de-frost water drain hole in the middle of therefrigerator compartment channel to pre-vent the water overflowing and drippingonto the food inside. Use the special clean-er provided, which you will find already in-serted into the drain hole.ENGLISH 10